Aidey Thorpe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Thorpe | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Chesterfield, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982-1983 | Mansfield Town | 2 | (1) |
| 1983-1985 | Heanor Town | ||
| 1985–1987 | Bradford City | 17 | (1) |
| 1986-1987 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 1987-1989 | Notts County | 59 | (9) |
| 1989-1990 | Walsall | 27 | (1) |
| 1990-1992 | Northampton Town | 52 | (6) |
| 1992-1993 | Instant-Dict | ||
| 1993-?? | Arnold Town | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Adrian Thorpe (born 25 November 1963), also known as Aidey Thorpe, is a former English footballer who played as a winger or a forward.
Career
Born in Chesterfield in 1963,[1][2] Thorpe started his career with Mansfield Town. He moved to non-league Heanor Town, before he returned to the Football League in July 1985 with Bradford City following their promotion to Division Two.[1] He played 17 league games, scoring just once,[3] and also had a loan spell with Tranmere Rovers, before he moved to Notts County in November 1987 for £50,000.[1][4] He went on to play with Walsall and Northampton Town before he moved to Hong Kong with Instant-Dict. He currently works as a firefighter in Nottingham where he was recently promoted to junior fire officer.
Personal life
Aidey has 2 daughters Rosie and Grace
References
- 1 2 3 Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. pp. 409. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
- ↑ "Adrian Thorpe". Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ Frost. Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. pp. 389.
- ↑ McVay, Dave (1988-01-04). "Fitness is Thorpe's priority". Nottingham Evening Post.